By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN The first part of this article which was published in March 2025 traced the foundation of human rights enforcement, in making a case for judicial activism from the Bench for the protection and enforcement of fundamental […]
LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of full enforcement of the ban on the use and distribution of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across the state, effective July 1, 2025. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the […]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has raised concerns over the varying interpretations of Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022, which deals with the review of election results. As the country prepares for upcoming […]
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Human rights lawyer and Director of Legal Affairs, Research, and Global Communications for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Barrister Onyedikachi Ifedi, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to comply with the recent […]
US-based lawyer and political figure Owolabi Salis has become the first Nigerian to voyage beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Salis was one of six private astronauts aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 suborbital mission, which launched from the arid plains of West Texas on […]
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has described the recent tax reform bills signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, as a major relief for millions of low-income Nigerians who have long struggled under the weight of taxation […]
By Chidi NkwoparaOWERRI —- Judicial corruption, inadequate funding, political interference, case backlogs/delays and the appointing process have been identified as some of the major issues hampering justice delivery in Nigeria.The former Owerri Branch Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. […]
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Hamma Adama Bello in the trial-within-trial of the former Head of Service, HoS, Winifred Oyo-Ita on Monday, presented before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, a video evidence of the defendant […]
LegalNigeria proudly congratulates Mrs. Uchenna Akingbade on her historic emergence as the first female Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch), a groundbreaking achievement that marks a significant moment in the history of the legal profession in Nigeria. […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, slated October 6 to hear an action a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, filed to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from selling […]